Right-wingers have an odd penchant for comparing anything they don’t like to slavery

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Nov 12, 2013 at 4:15 PM

Some Republicans have a hard time dealing with the issue of slavery. In many cases, it’s just a matter of mistaken history.

For example, I saw something the other day about how it was the Republicans who ended slavery while the Democrats favored its preservation. That’s true, but it ignores the fact that the Republican and Democratic parties long ago traded places on issues of states’ rights and matters related to race. That’s why segregationist Democrats like Strom Thurmond switched to the Republican Party. It’s also why the GOP is now dominant in the Old Confederacy, while Democrats prevail in ...

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Some Republicans have a hard time dealing with the issue of slavery. In many cases, it’s just a matter of mistaken history.

For example, I saw something the other day about how it was the Republicans who ended slavery while the Democrats favored its preservation. That’s true, but it ignores the fact that the Republican and Democratic parties long ago traded places on issues of states’ rights and matters related to race. That’s why segregationist Democrats like Strom Thurmond switched to the Republican Party. It’s also why the GOP is now dominant in the Old Confederacy, while Democrats prevail in ...